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Chewing over the noughtieshttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/dec/18/10-years-food-drink
Was the first decade of the century a golden era for British food? Fergus Henderson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Michel Roux Jr and other leading chefs, writers and innovators share their highs and lows with Rosie Birkett<p>To say that the first 10 years of this century have been eventful for food is about as obvious as pointing out that Susan Boyle is an unlikely pop princess. This was the decade that cheffing itself went pop: the celebrity chef exploded onto our screens with never before seen vigour; high-end food became really big business and chefs valuable, international exports. Closer to home we embraced British food – from its pig's snouts to its snail porridge - seasonal cooking caught on in a big way; local produce was championed like never before; food blogging took off and underground restaurants and supper clubs popped up here, there and everywhere, with a helping hand from the food <a href="http://twitter.com/guardianfood">Twitterati</a>.</p><p>We watched with growing fatigue as Gordon Ramsay morphed from furrow-browed, occasionally-documented top London chef into a botoxed celebrity whose multi-Michelin starred global restaurant group went from boom to the brink of bust; while 'pukka' Jamie Oliver transformed from a resolutely perky cheeky chappy into a world-weary social interventionist right before our eyes. Love them or hate them, the 'chef as media personality' phenomenon paved the way for an unrelenting food television onslaught, which, as food writer Tim Hayward (for whom food programming was a low point of the decade) succinctly put it &quot;followed the stars and burned out so that now, with a few noble exceptions, it comprises a cooking talent show and the cultural death-zone that is 'Come Dine With Me'.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/dec/18/10-years-food-drink">Continue reading...</a>Food & drinkLife and styleFergus HendersonHeston BlumenthalFerran AdriàJamie OliverGordon RamsayAngela HartnettMichel Roux JrFri, 18 Dec 2009 12:20:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/dec/18/10-years-food-drinkJeff Overs/PAJamie Oliver on TV during his Fowl Dinners campaign. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PASuki Dhanda/ObserverFergus Henderson with a pig's head. Photograph: Suki Dhanda/ObserverRosie Birkett2009-12-18T12:20:00Z